Doug Bowser retiring from Nintendo of America, Devon Pritchard taking over
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Doug Bowser, who has been the current president of Nintendo of America, has announced his departure from the company. Devon Pritchard is now set to take over.
Bowser will depart from Nintendo on December 31, 2025. On January 1, 2026, he’ll hand things off to Pritchard. Additionally, Nintendo says that Satoru Shibata will join NOA as chief executive officer.
The full announcement is as follows:
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Nintendo opening pop-up store in London
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Nintendo will soon be expanding its store presence to Europe for the very first time. Following its permanent locations in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto in Japan, as well as New York and San Francisco in the United States, the company is now bringing a temporary shop to London, UK.
The Nintendo Pop-Up Store London will be located on the ground floor of Westfield London in Shepherd’s Bush (Ariel Way, Shepherd’s Bush W12 7GF). Fans can look forward to a selection of exclusive items typically only sold at the company’s permanent Japanese stores.
The Pokemon Company issues statement after anime theme song was included in DHS video
Posted on 2 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
You may have seen some unexpected Pokemon headlines this week after a video was posted by the Department of Homeland Security which featured the theme song from the Pokemon anime. That same clip also had some interstitial cuts of the show and mock-ups of trading cards for some of the individuals arrested.
Many who saw the video on Monday have shared various thoughts about the situation. Now, however, we get to hear from The Pokemon Company directly.
In a statement, the following was mentioned:
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GameStop hosting massive sale on Nintendo’s amiibo
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GameStop has kicked off one of the biggest sales we’ve seen to date for amiibo.
A bunch are now going for just $6 while others are $16. You can save on amiibo in the Smash Bros., Super Mario Odyssey, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Street Fighter 6 lines. Even the recent Donkey Kong Bananza figure with Pauline is included.
The full list is as follows:
Nintendo of America reportedly outsourcing customer support, hundreds of contractors to lose jobs
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According to a report from IGN, Nintendo of America is outsourcing its customer support services. This is resulting in hundreds of contractors losing their jobs.
IGN’s report is based on having been in touch with multiple sources, “who spoke to us on condition of anonymity due to fear of reprisal.” The site relays how there was “a formerly rigorous structure for training and maintaining customer support services in the U.S. that was suffering significantly due to language barriers, poor communication, and Nintendo’s overall decision-making on how to handle the transition from U.S.-based support to outsourced support from South America.”
Nintendo picks up a patent that sounds like achievements, earn points and rewards
Posted on 3 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Some fans over the years have called for Nintendo to introduce a platform-wide achievements system, and while nothing has been announced, there’s some hope about future possibilities following a few patent filing.
The patent was picked up in the United States earlier this month. In the description, it mentions that users can earn points by meeting certain conditions. They can then use these points to obtain different rewards. Players could potentially receive things like icons or wallpapers.
Annapurna Interactive Direct announced for September 23
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A new Annapurna Interactive Direct will air next week, it’s just been announced. The event goes live on September 23 at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET / 1 AM in the UK / 2 AM in Europe.
The Annapurna Interactive Direct will air just ahead of the 2025 Tokyo Game Show. Three new titles from Yarn Owl, Iridium Studios, and Marumittu Games will be shown.
Below is a teaser for the event:
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Rumor: New characters leaked for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Posted on 3 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 0 comments
Cinépolis, a Mexico-based international movie theater chain, may have revealed some new information about The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, including previously-unannounced characters.
The film was officially announced yesterday. As part of that, a brief teaser trailer was shown during a Nintendo Direct. That was mostly all, aside from a few words shared by Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri with Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Bowser, and Kamek confirmed. But now we may know about a couple of additional characters – we’ll be covering that below, so keep that in mind before proceeding.
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Nintendo is about to release its most expensive amiibo ever
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Nintendo has shared pricing information for the Kirby Air Riders amiibo, and they will be by far the most expensive figures we’ve seen thus far.
Two new figures were revealed earlier today. Kirby & Warp Star is planned alongside Bandana Waddle Dee & Winged Star. Nintendo has teased future amiibo updates for as well, but we’re waiting to hear about what that means.
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Kirby Air Riders amiibo revealed, second Direct announced
Posted on 3 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Kirby Air Riders amiibo have now been revealed, with the ones pictured above coming on November 20, 2025. Additionally, a second Direct presentation has been confirmed for the future.
The new Kirby Air Riders amiibo lets players summon Figure Players in-game that can be trained and leveled up. You can even swap riders just like in the game to choose your rider and machine. Also confirmed is that in the future, there’ll be more Kirby Air Riders amiibo updates.
